[T] A batter hits a ball toward third base at 75 ft / sec and runs toward first base at a rate of 24 ft / sec. At what rate does the distance between the ball and the batter change when 2 sec have passed?

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42. [T] A batter hits a ball toward third base at 75 ft / sec
and runs toward first base at a rate of 24 ft / sec. At what rate
does the distance between the ball and the batter change
when 2 sec have passed?

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